Kings County Farm Bureau is busy preparing for the annual event that best exemplifies what Farm Bureau is all about: Farm Day. Now in its 13th year, Kings County Farm…
Farmers Need Solution to Immigration Challenge
…in her state, expressed her growing level of concern: “Our employees are very jittery. We’ve coordinated driving to grocery stores and outlined ‘safe’ roadmaps (county & town roads) to get…
Tennessee HPAI Not Linked to China HPAI
…temporarily blocked poultry imports from Lincoln County, Tennessee, and the site of a low pathogenic avian influenza outbreak, Barron County, Wisconsin. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Farmers Volunteer to Monitor Levees
As with many farmers, Mike Daddow typically spends the winter months making repairs to equipment and other preparations for spring planting. But lately, the Sutter County farmer has spent some…
Protect Your Poultry from Avian Influenza
…The case in Lincoln County, Tenn., is the first report of highly pathogenic H7 avian influenza in commercial poultry in the United States this year. The flock of 73,500 affected…
Citrus Tarping Regulation Delayed
…be fully tarped. However, that has changed. “The regulations were delayed. We still do not have a finalized date yet,” Tulare County Agricultural Commissioner Marilyn Kinoshita said. Kinoshita said CDFA…
USDA Confirms H7 Avian Influenza in Tennessee
…lineage in a commercial chicken breeder flock in Lincoln County, Tennessee. This is the first confirmed case of HPAI in commercial poultry in the United States this year. The flock…
Snowpack Water Content Remains Far above Average
…remarkable because of the five dry years that preceded it. Since October 1, the Northern California, San Joaquin and Tulare Basin indices’ rainfall totals are, respectively, 76.5 inches (average is…
Tarping Fines Could Be Costly
…violation could be up to $10,000.” According to Betts, the industry has many ways to make sure they are properly complying with the regulation. “(The industry) can contact the county,…
Reflections of a Farm Broadcaster
…Finally, congratulations to Star YF&R Paige Bush of Butte County and the group of Butte County YF&R members who won top honors at the awards banquet. And kudos to all…
FCFB: No Water Announcement Is ‘Completely Unacceptable’
Fresno County Farm Bureau (FCFB) issues statement on water supply for county’s federal water contractors Statement by CEO Ryan Jacobsen: “Mother Nature has provided a bountiful precipitation season-one that will…
Citrus Tarping Started March 1
…from wherever, we are preventing that psyllid from hopping off … at a stop light or a stop sign in the middle of the Citrus Belt, Kern County or anywhere.”…
CA Farmers Monitor Storms’ Impact on Crops, Water
…to reach herds on horseback. Pear orchards in Lake County have been flooded. Citrus fruit harvest was temporarily delayed. The storms brought large amounts of rain to Santa Barbara County…
Grocery Industry Seeking to Reduce Consumer Confusion on Product Date Labels
…our customers can be confident in the product’s quality and safety,” said Joe Colalillo, president of ShopRite of Hunterdon County, Inc. and chairman and CEO of Wakefern Food Corp. “Food…